BOOKS you would like to see turned into movies:
 

Wheel of Time (Now THAT would be difficult)

Rift War Series by Raymond E. Feist.

Belgarath series by David and Leigh Eddings


my choices.

rift war would certainly be neat, they were fantastic books.

i dunno.. i like book, but the movies almost always lose something when they are made based off a novel. The problem lies in that you cant match one actor to play a role that can match how millions of people perceive a character to look or act.

That being said, i wouldnt mind seeing some Douglas Coupland books be made into movies, but i know they would suck and star Nick Cage.. so maybe it's better they are still text.

I'd love to see the book 'Choke' by Chuck Palahniuk become a movie. He wrote fight club, and this book Choke is even more twisted then that. Would be a cool movie.

I think they should try again with Jean M. Auels' "Earth's Children" series.
"The Clan of the Cave Bear" was mediocre at best, in my opinion.
With todays' computers you could really see what it was like to live back then.
If they didn't want to redo "Clan", then they could start off with the next book in the series, "The Valley of the Horses."
The one after that, "The Mammoth Hunters" would be awesome to behold.
Just to be able to see a mammoth hunt in action would make me very happy.

Edit:
I wouldn't mind seeing a Janet Evanovich "Stephanie Plum" book made into a movie. It's a very funny series.
Her Grandma Mazur cracks me up. :lol:
If you haven't read any of the "Stephanie Plum" books, I highly recommend that you do.
The first one is entitled "One for the Money".
In it, Stephanie Plum gets a job as a "fugitive apprehension agent" (bounty hunter, if you prefer) working for her cousin Vinny, the blacksheep of the family, who has a bail bond business.
It turns out she's not very good at being an agent and the series is all about her misadventures in trying to bring in bail-jumpers from in and around The 'Burg, which is in New Jersey, and her interactions with her crazy family.
A light read, but a very entertaining one. :thumbsup:

a excerpted version of Thucydidies "Peloponnesian War." Just the scope and the drama would make for one of the best war movies ever.... and i'd love to see jude law play pericles...

<i>The Talisman</i> - by Steven King & Peter Staub
<i>River God</i> and <i>Warlock</i> - by Wilbur Smith

And I'd like to see some re-makes of movies from some Robert Ludlum books - every movie so far has sucked (although I haven't seen <i>The Bourne Identity</i> yet)

geek love by katherine dunn.

disturbing humor.

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk. Ah yes, that i would watch. ;)

I would like to see The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson. It would most definitely be disappointing as far as comparison to the books, but a great epic movie that would rival The Lord of the Rings, nonetheless.

The Dark Tower, by Stephen King

I think if they actually did a GOOD JOB on the vampire chronicles books. I'd like to see "The Vampire Lestat" made into a movie.

Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"
Douglas Adams' "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (it's been in development hell for years and years now)
and to throw in an obscure (IMHO) one:
Aaron Allston's "Galatea in 2-D"

My first thought was The Dark Tower also, but I'm afraid they would fuck it up like they did with most of the Stephen King movie adaptations.

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, although that bitch Oprah owns the rights so she'd probably star in it and ruin it like Beloved.

Neil Stephenson's Snow Crash would make a really fun movie, IMHO... In fact, it reads alot more like a high-budget action movie than like cyberpunk novel.

Rift War Series by Raymond E. Feist would awesome if they can do it Lord of the Ring style.

Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy - A realistic WWIII novel (at the time it was written). One of my favorite books of all time. This would be an awesome move.

The Thomas Covenant Series. How cool would that be?

Pretty damn cool is the answer to your question.

The OTHERLAND series, though that'd probably be turned into a Band of Brother type of mini-series.

ARTEMIS FOWL but I hear they are already doing that.

and last but not least, my favourite novel of all time BLOOD AND GOLD by Anne Rice.

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester.

The Running Man by Richard Bachman/Stephen King in a way that actually resembles the text.

When H.A.R.L.I.E. Was One, by David Gerrold, the most criminally overlooked science fiction novel I've ever stumbled across.

I'd like to see M. Night Shayalaman do Farenheit 451.

Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

Choke and Lullaby by Chuck Pahlaniuk

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

As it turns out, Daniel Day-Lewis starred in an adaptation a few years ago.

First and foremost, I would like the Harry Potter movies to be REMADE. I saw the first, hated it, saw the second, and resolved to not waste any more of my time and money watching that turd :)

Next, I think George RR Martin's song of ice and fire would make an excellent (albeit very long) movie series. The depth of his characters is fantastic, and it would make a great epic fantasy if done right.

Finally, I'd like to see something by Rohinton Mistry made into a movie. The interaction and dialog in his books are superb, in my opinion.

Damn, GreyWolf...you got all my selections...perfect.

Although I think the "Wheel of Time" saga, needs to be a TV series like Babylon 5.
That's the only way they could get all the damn detail into a visual medium.

Another one which I think would be good as a TV series too,
would be Steven Brust's "Vlad Taltos" series.

But I think the whole "Rift War" saga, and the "Belgariad" could be done in movie trilogies.
And both already have second trilogies ready if those are successful.

I talked to Raymond E. Feist when I met him in San Diego
about him doing a movie with the series,
and he said it would be difficult to get a scene with so many troops attacking.
However this was some years before LOTR came out,
so it should be able to be done now.

The LOTR trilogy has proven the fantasy saga can be done
and be a big money maker to Hollywood,

As Hollywood discovers already written and proven stories & characters from Fantasy & Comic genre,
we will see better and better Action/Adventure movies.

The only decent suggestion in this thread.

Alternatively, if you wanted a bit more Hollywood glitz, you could adapt Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire which is loosely based upon the Battle of Thermopylae. Though to be honest, I'm not a real fan of this book having just finished it. Full of anachronisms and a bit too "trashy", but anything that helps popularize history is good in my opinion.

Finally, Jude Law as Pericles?!! He was approximately 65 when he died of the plague in Athens at the height of the Peloponnesian War. A bit old for Jude Law...

Great suggestion for a film though.

They should seriously consider remaking a film about the Roman Civil War(s). Either that between Marius and Sulla or that between Octavian (Augustus) and Mark Anthony/Cleopatra.

I'm looking forward, tentatively, to the upcoming epic Alexander...

Mr Mephisto

ender's game. perhaps switch lil kids with teenagers...

Dante's Inferno. And not a PG-13 version. I'd want it to go all out with the special effects and graphic imagery.

/me marvels at how awesome that would be.

Also, Paradise Lost.

That would be cool, but I'd like to see a series based on the Rama books.

The Illumnatus Trilogy

Good idea that, I think it would be better just a film version. I would like to see someone give Terry Brooks Shannara series a go, and Alan Dean Fosters Spellsinger, and Terry Pratchett's books as well (yes I know there are some animations of these books but they are not very good).

A good adaptation of 1984

Mostly images, little dialogue. No one talks much in the book

That would be cool, but only if they made the whole series. Book 3 & 4 dragged on and on, but the shadow books were good with lots of action for the big screen.


Otherland would be good too, but would probably be way too long even if the movies were divided like the books.

ENDER'S GAME: The Movie

http://www.frescopictures.com/movies...me_update.html

Carter Beats The Devil by Glen David Gold

Under production, directed by David Fincher, starring Morgan Freeman:

http://www.thezreview.co.uk/comingso...uswithrama.htm
http://www.revelationsent.com/film/rama.html
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808405622

Oh yes; most excellent!:)

That would rock! And why stop at just Inferno? You could have make the otehr two as well Purgatorio and Paradiso.

That would make one Hell (ha!) of a movie trilogy if done right

This is news to me -- yeah! I hope they film Ender's Shadow next!

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

But only if they didn't completely screw it up.

I would like to see a LITERAL version of the Stephen King/Richard Bachman story The Running Man - an incredible story with a very poetic and powerful ending that was completely fucked up when they made it another cliched action movie.

and IMO the best way to handle the Dark Tower Series would be to make them as a graphic adult cartoon - something like spawn.

Chuck Palahniuk is my favorite author and I agree with you Choke would be an awesome movie and so would Survivor. I think Lullaby would work better on film then in print. As cool as those would be as movies I doubt they could hold a candle to Fight Club.

I just thought of another one that would make a good movie: The Thief of Always. A very good children's book by Clive Barker.

The thief of always would be awesome.
I'd go with American Gods ( I'm not sure that'd be all too easy) and the His Dark Materials trilogy.

There was this book about using sesmic semi's to trigger earthquakes as a terrorist scheme. I forget what it was called and who wrote it but it was a good book nonetheless

All of Chuck Palahniuk's books. I couldn't help myself.

Wow, thanks for the update Lebell. I hope this is gonna be worth the money to go see, not like some other book to movie stuff

"13th legion" by gav thorpe. that'ld be sweet
or maybe terry pratchett's "Mort"

I second that! Although, it would probably be better as a mini-series on a cable channel like F/X or such...

NNO! movies based on books can't, shouldn't, darn well NOT be done! EVER! they always screw everything up.... GRRRR....

oh nnnooooo!... not ender's game!!!! they're gonna kill it... i'm telling you... arrargh...

runs away screaming... rocks back and forth in the corner.... curse you!!!!

great choice. thats what i thought of first.

then i was thinking, what about a LIVE ACTION version of DAVID COPPERFIELD, with say Joel Schumacher or James Cameron directing??

there just isn´t enough DIckens starring Schwarzenegger and Van Damme in the movies these days.... but then i´m thinking... how silly... what a waste of money.

better to stick with the Raymond E. Feist masterpieces.

Don't know if someone already posted this, but I'd like to see "The Hobbit". It's a precursor to Lord Of The Rings. It could be just as good a movie as the LOTR trilogy.

I would like to see homeland by R.A. Salvatore made into a movie but I dont think it could be done.

The Colour of Magic. Hell actually any of the Discworld books.

Favors, Animals and Winning, By Brian Knowes

The Gap series by Stephen Donaldson
The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons

This is going to sound pretty lame but I think Paris : 1919 might be a pretty cool movie or mini-series.

I know it will never happen, because Stephen King will never let the series be turned intoa movie, but i the Dark Tower Series was turned into a movie series, oh man

Completely agree with you. It was a great book, and right before I started it, I got it in my head that I would really like to see another adapatation of a Palahniuk novel. So as I read, I tried to picture it on the big screen. I really thought it would traslate well.

edit - one more thing: is it just me, or would Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bohnam Carter again be perfect as the lead characters? Norton as the main character (arg, what's his name), Carter as the main girl (arg, what's HER name? :p) and Pitt as Oyster. That's at least how I pictured it as I read.

OK, some great suggestions, and some not so great suggestions out there.

Riftwar would be Awesome, and the Kelewan series would be every bit as good.

Enders game, while superb as a book, is going to lose almost everything that made it worthwhile as a movie. Sorry, but scrolling the cinematics of the book through my mind, I realize that most of what makes it a great book is all going on in Ender's head. Still, we'll see.

Hear hear to the Running Man made right! But it'll be years before anyone would believe that someone would fly a plane into a tall building just becaus...

Nevermind.

Wheel of Time, Dark Tower, Song of Ice and Fire, Belgariad are all too long to be made into decent movies. The same, I think, with Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, a favorite of mine.

Moon is Harsh Mistress (as Manny would call it) is every good book, but world is not ready for ideas yet. Give 10 years, 15. Am <i>bolshoyeh</i> certain screen writer would do worse to <i>gospodin</i> Professor than putting him out airlock. (I really love that book. I don't think they could do it right.)

Thomas Covenant. Hmmm. Now there is a set of books crying out to be a movie. It one of the ideal situations - a dreadfully written book with exquisite characters, settings, and ideas. With the right screenwriter and special effects people and actors (Jeremy Irons as Mhoram? Ed Norton as Thomas? Picking a Bannor and a Foamfollower would be key. Ditto Lena) it could be an improvement on the books.

While I'd like to see a Terry Pratchet book turned into a movie, I think one of the more ridiculous ones would be better. I would be worried about what bad things could happen if they did Colour of Magic or (my favorite) Small Gods.

According to web scuttlebut, Miramax has optioned His Dark Materials, a Theatre in England is going to do a stage production, and the fellow who directed road to Perdition is interested. It could happen. Think the Jesus Freaks went apeshit over Harry Potter? You ain't seen nuthin' yet. For no other reason this should be made into a movie.

I would love to see any of the Greek or Roman war classics made into a movie a la Gladiator/LoTR.

Now, as for my picks:
Terry Gilliam has said that he would love to make a movie out of "The Watchmen". He has also said that, in order to do a good job of it, it would be about 12 hours long. My personal bias is that he could do it in half that without too much drop off in quality or trimming of sub plots. If for no other reasons then that first scene where Rorhsach's alter ego is trooping through the Comedian's blood and because I'm dying to see how he would work the scenes where the history of Dr', Manhattan is interleaving with the present and the "Black Freighter" comic that the kid is reading at the news stand.

My all time favorite movie project, though, would be Zelazney's Lord of Light. They are just now to the point where the required special effects are available.

<a href="http://www.cinescape.com/">Cinescape</a> has a pretty good site for checking out this kind of thing. Unfortunately, it's really frickin' slow this morning, or I'd link in a couple of things.

I would like to see Confederacy of Dunces on the screen.

Chasing the Dime was a really good book I just finished that would be an awesome movie. I think it was by Michael Connelly.